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What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?

Horace

Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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First Money Wealth
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Mind Spill Superfluous
The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
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Home Life Night
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Give Labor Life Men
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
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Joyful Moment Victory
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
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Exercise Health Try
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Difficulty Intervention Worthy
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Car Men Wheels
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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Eye Mind Trust
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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Depress People Think

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